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Watt Vs. Alaska

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Apr 21, 1981

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  1. Morton Vs. Mancari US Supreme Court · Jun 17, 1974
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  2. United States Vs. Tynen US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1870
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  4. Red Rock Vs. Henry US Supreme Court · Jan 08, 1883
  5. Udall Vs. Tallman US Supreme Court · Mar 01, 1965
  6. Scripps-howard Radio, Inc. Vs. Fcc US Supreme Court · Apr 06, 1942
  7. Fussell Vs. Gregg US Supreme Court · Feb 02, 1885
  8. United States Vs. Wurts US Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1938
  9. U.S. 259 (1981) U.S. Supreme Court Watt v. Alaska
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  10. U.S. 259 (1981) Watt v. Alaska
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  11. Secretary of the Interior issued oil and gas leases for the Kenai Moose Range, beginning in the mid-1950's. See Udall v. Tallman
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  12. by implication the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 without a clear showing that this was the intent of Congress. SeeMorton v. Mancari
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  13. s holding because it gave effect to each statute. 612 F.2d at 1214-1215. We granted certiorari. Sub nom. Andrus v. Alaska
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  14. Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor
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  15. U.S. Page 451 U. S. 266 723, 421 U. S. 756 (1975) (POWELL, J., concurring). See Rubin v. United
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  16. But ascertainment of the meaning apparent on the face of a single statute need not end the inquiry. Train v. Colorado
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  17. United States v. American
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  18. Boston Sand Co. v. United
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  19. that Congress did not intend words of common meaning to have their literal effect. E.g., Church of the Holy Trinity v. United
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  20. U.S. at 417 U. S. 549 , quoting Posadas v. National
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  21. United States v. Borden
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  22. Co., 308 U. S. 188 , 308 U. S. 198 (1939), quoting Red Rock v. Henry
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  23. Haggar Co. v. Helvering
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  24. Third, our opinion in Udall v. Tallman
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  25. formula. The Department's contemporaneous Page 451 U. S. 273 construction carries persuasive weight. Udall v. Tallman
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  26. construction is particularly appropriate in these cases, because the Department first proposed the amendment. See SEC v. Sloan
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  27. being in conflict with its initial position, is entitled to considerably less deference. See General Electric Co. v. Gilbert
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  28. to repeal this provision by implication, Morton v. Mancari
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  29. Together with No. 79-1904, Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Alaska
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  30. See Udall v. Tallman
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  31. Wallis v. Pan
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  32. Cabell v. Markham
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  33. The silence of Congress may provide a treacherous guide to its intent. Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. FCC
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  34. frequently, such criticism takes the form of a dissent from the denial of certiorari. See, e.g., Brown Transport Corp. v. Atcon
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  35. Although I consider the practice of dissenting from denials of certiorari counterproductive, see Singleton v. Commissioner
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  36. Brown v. Allen
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  37. Reiter v. Sonotone
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  38. meaningless by a new enactment, it would have expressly indicated its intent to repeal or amend. Thus, in Morton v. Mancari
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  39. Fussell v. Gregg
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  40. amendment, nor was it a last-minute addition from the floor. See United States v. Batchelder
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  41. Ullman v. United
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  42. See Harrison v. PPG
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  43. Albernaz v. United
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  44. States, 450 U. S. 333 , 450 U. S. 342 (quoting United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz
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  45. Sedgwick, supra, at 104. See District of Columbia v. Hutton
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  46. Radzanower v. Touche
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  47. an apparent limitation on an important and pervasive statute, such as the Sherman Act. See, e.g., United States v. Borden
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  48. meaning of statutory language would lead to an absurd or futile result, see, e.g., Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel
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  49. or to an unreasonable result at variance with the policy of the legislation as a whole. See, e.g., United States v. American
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  50. Trucking Assns., Inc., 310 U. S. 534 . See also Shapiro v. United
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